SHIII performance question to ppl with new rigs

[GlobalExplorer]

I have a 2.2Ghz AthlonXP 1GB and two SP80C drives in RAID0. SHIII load should to be very much CPU bound, so it is interesting to see what happens with a really fast dual core + really fast hd.

Haven't timed my current loading times. Better than your old system but still too long.

Originally Posted by Zakalwe

You`ll be pleased!

On my old system ( Athlon 2700+, 1 Gig RAM, 9700pro and 80 GB HD) loading into 3D from starting SH3 GWX took around 10+ minutes.

With my new system (C2d 6750, 2 GIG RAM, 500 GB SATA HD, 8800 GTS 640 MB) it`s around 2-3 minutes. Heaven.

Sounds good. Which HD? In the 500GB class the WD5000AAKS and Samsung HD501LJ are on my list.